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Heart Failure Patients Enrolled in Hospice Use Less Health Care
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Patients with advanced heart failure enrolled in hospice have fewer emergency department visits, hospital days, and intensive care unit stays, according to a study published in the September issue of JACC: Heart Failure.
Lay Health Workers Can Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Incorporating lay health workers into cancer care increases documentation of goals of care, and can improve patient satisfaction and reduce health care use at the end of life, according to a study published online July 26 in JAMA Oncology.
Few Hemodialysis Patients on Medicare Enroll in Hospice
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Among Medicare beneficiaries on hemodialysis, few patients are enrolled in hospice at the end of life, regardless of the spending trajectory during the last year of life, according to a study published in the June issue of Health Affairs.
Quality of Perceived Hospice Care Varies by Setting
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Family members of those who have received hospice care in a nursing home report lower perceived quality of care, compared to hospice care received in other settings, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Emergency Presentation of Cancer Common in Older Adults 
Physicians Have Modestly Higher Likelihood of Dying at Home or Hospice 
Male Sex, Older Age Predict Poor Outcomes in Seniors With HFmrEF/HFpEF 
2011 to 2023 Saw Rise in Discharges to Hospice After ICU Admission 
Social Work Staffing May Increase Access, Use of Palliative Care 
Medicare Policy Changes Tied to Drop in Hospice Use for Dementia Monthly Specialist Briefings
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